That night, at the Prince of Qin's residence.
In a little over a month, Lu Tianjiao will enter the mansion as a concubine.
However, there has been no news about Yi Shangyun to this day, and Xuan Yuanhan is anxious but helpless.
What he could least see were the Empress Dowager and others.
"Now that the Empress Dowager has found her son, she should have already begun to take action, so why has she not made any move yet? What are they waiting for?"
Lost in thought, Cheng Liangzheng slowly walked into Chenghua Hall.
Seemingly in a heavy mood, he stepped forward and reported to Xuanyuan Han: "Your Highness, the person imprisoned in the palace has been found!"
Upon hearing the voice, Xuan Yuanhan immediately snapped out of his reverie, his gaze sharpening as he asked in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"yes……"
He seemed a little hesitant, but after thinking about it, he still spoke up.
"It's lilac."
Xuanyuan Han had indeed sent people to search for Dingxiang for a long time, but there was still no news.
Although he had suspected it, he was still somewhat surprised when he confirmed it: "It's her?!"
Given Dingxiang's tragic fate and Emperor Jing's outrageous and shameful behavior as the ruler of a nation, Cheng Liang truly didn't know how to begin speaking.
He hesitated, frowned, and continued, "Lilac..."
"She's been poisoned!"
"And now he is severely poisoned and on the verge of death; I fear it is..."
"There is no cure, and time is running out..."
Xuan Yuanhan could hardly believe his ears: "What did you say?"
Cheng Liang hurriedly explained, "Your Highness, I am already trying to find a way to rescue you. Please don't be too anxious."
Xuanyuan Han ordered her: "She is someone Yun'er cares about very much, and she is very likely to know many things that happened while Yun'er was trapped in Changning Palace. You must rescue her for me."
Cheng Liang accepted the order and replied, "Yes!"
Seeing that Cheng Liang had finished reporting, but was still standing there motionless.
Xuanyuan Han then asked, "What is it? Is there anything else?"
Cheng Liang's expression darkened further, and he hesitated even more: "There's one more thing, Your subordinate... Your subordinate..."
Xuanyuan Han pressed, "What exactly happened?"
Cheng Liang steeled his heart and said, "I am incompetent. The man I sent to track Lu Yuan... lost him."
Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Han raised his voice in anger.
"What did you say?"
"Lost them?"
Cheng Liang explained, "That young city lord of Dragon Tiger City, Lu Yuan, is really too cunning. Our people followed him for a long time before they discovered that Lu Yuan had already left the group and was acting alone. It's likely that he discovered our people, which is why he did this."
Xuanyuan Han was now absolutely certain: "It seems that he really intends to take Yun'er back to Dongning as soon as he finds her."
At this moment, Cheng Liang spoke again, albeit haltingly.
"However, our search party has just returned with news that they have discovered what appears to be the Queen Consort's whereabouts. She has opened a clinic on the grasslands..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xuanyuan Han interrupted him anxiously, asking again to confirm, "Yun'er is really still alive..."
Cheng Liang nodded.
He continued, "Not long ago, people from the Famous Doctors Hall caused trouble at the clinic, and the Princess Consort went into premature labor. The child... the child could not be saved."
"I heard...she's an extremely lovely princess..."
After hearing everything Cheng Liang said, Xuan Yuanhan silently clenched his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "Mingyitang? I will make them pay for my child's death."
Cheng Liang hurriedly advised, "Your Highness, please don't. The existence of the Famous Physicians' Hall is also extremely important. It can supervise the various large and small clinics and pharmacies in the chaotic Yuanbeilie. However, they are only acting under orders in this matter!"
Suddenly snapping out of his daze, Xuan Yuanhan asked anxiously, "How is Yun'er now?"
Cheng Liang said with great regret, "Having suffered two misfortunes in succession, the Princess's health is not suitable for pregnancy to begin with, and I'm afraid she will never be able to have children again..."
Finally, the fist that had been clenched tightly on the table could no longer be held back, and it was raised and slammed down heavily.
Cheng Liang couldn't bear it, but he had to say, "Besides, Her Majesty has already left the grasslands, and her whereabouts are unknown..."
"What did you say?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Yuanhan was so enraged that he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Liang hurriedly stepped forward and exclaimed, "Your Highness..."
Three days later.
Inside the Cloud Clinic.
Lu Yuan finally opened his eyes slowly again and woke up.
Upon seeing this, the guards who had been standing guard nearby, not daring to leave for a moment, immediately let out a burst of excited voices.
"woke up!"
"woke up!"
"Young Master has finally woken up!"
Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly ran to the door and called for the female doctor outside.
"Doctor girl..."
"Doctor girl..."
"Come here quickly..."
"Come and see..."
"My young master has woken up!"
"quick……"
In an instant, a young woman dressed in local grassland attire, with rosy cheeks, strode in.
After carefully examining Lu Yuan, she finally checked a wound that was bandaged below his Adam's apple.
Just now I said, "Okay, he's alright now!"
Upon hearing this, the guard repeatedly thanked him.
"Thank you, doctor!"
"Thank you, doctor!"
The female physician smiled and left, and the guard returned to Lu Yuan's side once more.
I still feel a bit scared to this day.
“Young Master, this is far too dangerous! The weather on the grasslands is extremely harsh right now, and we are new to the grasslands and unfamiliar with the place. How can you act alone? If something were to happen to you, how would we explain it to the old city lord and all the people of Dragon Tiger City?”
“It’s alright. If we act together, we’ll be too conspicuous and attract attention. If I’m not mistaken, those people who have been secretly watching us must have been sent by King Xuanyuan Han of Qin. If our operation is discovered by his people, it will be difficult for us to safely escort the princess back to the country.”
Thinking of everything Mei Xiyuan had done after returning to the country, and Mei Zhixuan's incompetence, Lu Yuan was extremely worried: "Only the princess can quell the current disputes in the court. We must spare no expense to bring the princess back to take charge of the overall situation."
As Lu Yuan explained, he struggled to sit up.
The guard, however, was somewhat puzzled and said, "Hasn't the young master noticed that besides the King of Qin's men, there seems to be another force secretly watching us?"
Lu Yuan frowned and said, "I also have my suspicions, but I still don't know who it is."
The guard thought for a moment and then reported, "We have discovered that those people seem to have a very close relationship with a famous local medical clinic."
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then analyzed, "The Famous Doctors Hall... isn't that established by the Western Qin court after the fall of the Northern Lie Kingdom to specifically supervise the major medical institutions in the area?"
The guard nodded: "I have also heard about it."
Lu Yuan immediately understood: "Could it be... that other force comes from the Western Qin court?"
Upon hearing this, the guard exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that they are also after the princess!"
At this point, Lu Yuan asked nervously, "By the way, where is the princess? Where is she now? I'm afraid only by asking the princess can the truth be revealed."
The guard, puzzled as to why Lu Yuan would suddenly say such things, asked, "Princess? What princess?"
In a moment of panic, a sharp pain suddenly shot through my neck.
Despite the pain, Lu Yuan said, "Princess, where is the woman who brought me here? Take me to her immediately!"
As he spoke, Lu Yuan hurriedly got out of bed and put on his boots by himself.
However, each of the guards had a portrait of the princess issued by Lu Yuan, and after thinking carefully for a long time, they still rejected him.
"In the past three days, I have only seen that female physician in this clinic; there have been no other women! Young Master, are you perhaps hallucinating and mistaking that female physician for a princess?"
Lu Yuan simply couldn't believe it. He got up and went to the side to continue changing his clothes, all the while talking.
"nonsense!"
"How is that possible?"
"The princess is right here."
"That night, I spotted her in front of this clinic and followed her all the way into the mountains until I finally found her!"
"You actually told me you didn't!"
"Before I lost consciousness, I clearly heard the princess's voice. She told me herself that she was a princess..."
Just then, the female doctor who had examined him earlier lifted the curtain and came in again.
As soon as he entered, he said, "It's time to change the dressing!"
But as soon as she saw Lu Yuan getting up to leave, she asked, "Where are you planning to go?"
The two immediately stopped arguing and stared at him in astonishment.
The female doctor walked to the table to the side and asked again, "Are you from out of town?"
Despite their disguises resembling men from the grasslands, they were still recognized.
Seeing that the two remained silent, the female healer continued, "Having arrived on the grasslands at the beginning of winter, you must have been homeless and exposed to the elements for many days. In addition to suffering from severe asthma caused by the extreme cold, you also have multiple severe frostbite injuries. You cannot go anywhere for the time being. Otherwise, all your efforts will be in vain!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan asked in confusion, "Miss...what miss?"
The female healer glanced around and said with some pride, "This Cloud Clinic was opened by you, young lady. It is the first and only clinic in the history of this grassland to date that is run by a woman."
Lu Yuan then silently recited it.
"Cloud Clinic..."
"Above the clouds..."
"Up to the cloud..."
Immediately, he was filled with regret: "Damn it, why didn't I realize it sooner!"
Looking back on the past.
In an instant, he looked at the guard beside him, his heart filled with excitement, and said to the guard beside him with joy, "See, I told you the princess was indeed here."
"The princess's name is Yi Shangyun, and this medical clinic is named Yunshang Medical Clinic."
"It turns out that from the very first day we arrived on this grassland, the goddess healer that every household has been talking about and that people have been praising endlessly is actually the princess!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan immediately perked up and hurriedly asked the female doctor.
"Where is the princess now...?"
Seeing that the female doctor looked completely bewildered and at a loss, Lu Yuan spoke again.
"It's the girl you just mentioned who opened this clinic..."
"Where is she now? I want to see her."
"Where is she? I want to see her right away."
The female doctor said slowly, "The young lady left three days ago."
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